Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 102,860	$ 79,145
Accounts receivable, less allowances (2021 – $5,625; 2020 – $6,348)	262,257	251,460
Inventories	239,655	238,008
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	75,437	73,732
Total current assets	680,209	642,345
Deferred income taxes	21,976	22,092
Property, plant and equipment, net	341,462	370,947
Goodwill	955,370	1,011,580
Other intangible assets, net	500,246	564,132
Other assets	77,557	65,130
Total assets	2,576,820	2,676,226
Current liabilities
Notes and overdrafts payable	1,900	2,115
Accounts payable	131,076	112,428
Accrued liabilities	175,583	178,560
Long-term debt – current	1,835	2,276
Total current liabilities	310,394	295,379
Long-term debt	599,932	699,868
Accrued retirement benefits	76,784	98,171
Deferred income taxes	66,704	91,668
Long-term tax liability	52,114	59,063
Other liabilities	42,126	49,400
Commitments and contingencies (Note 22)
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock – par value $0.01 per share Authorized: 150,000,000 shares, Issued: at par value (2021 – 64,343,582 shares; 2020 – 64,171,321 shares)	643	642
Additional paid-in capital	516,562	501,531
Treasury stock, at cost (2021 – 13,658,483 shares; 2020 – 13,530,074 shares)	(523,642)	(516,992)
Retained earnings	1,587,041	1,519,811
Accumulated other non-owner changes to equity	(151,838)	(122,315)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,428,766	1,382,677
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 2,576,820	$ 2,676,226